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Günther Schmidt

root window

Hi,

how do I create an application with one full screen *root* window and
other child windows within that root window?

Similar to the view composer.

Günther

Schwab,Wilhelm K

Re: root window

Günther,

> how do I create an application with one full screen *root* window and
> other child windows within that root window?
>
> Similar to the view composer.

I am not certain what you mean by full screen or root. Are you trying
to create a shell? If so, subclass from Shell or DocumentShell and have
fun.

Have a good one,

Bill

--
Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
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Martin Rubi

Re: root window

> Günther,
>
> > how do I create an application with one full screen *root* window and
> > other child windows within that root window?
> >
> > Similar to the view composer.
>
> I am not certain what you mean by full screen or root. Are you trying
> to create a shell? If so, subclass from Shell or DocumentShell and have
> fun.
>

And leave that shell opened when you make your deployment, or create a
subclass of RuntimeSessionManager with a #main method looking something like
this:

YourAppSessionManager>>main
self mainShellClass show

YourAppSessionManager Class>>mainShellClass
^YourAppMainShellPresenter

If you want your shell to be full screen, you can do it by maximizing it
with
yourShell view showMaximized

Regards.
Martin

Christopher J. Demers

Re: root window

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"Günther Schmidt" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
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> how do I create an application with one full screen *root* window and
> other child windows within that root window?
>
> Similar to the view composer.

I think what you are talking about is known as a MDI (Multiple Document
Interface). MS Word used to use that kind of interface. This seems to do
something like what you want:
===============
ts := Shell show.
ts view layoutManager: (GridLayout new columns: 2; rows: 2; yourself).
4 timesRepeat: [ts view addSubView: ShellView new].
===============
It looks like it could be done. I am not sure how well Dolphin lends itself
to MDI design. Try experimenting with it and see what you get.

Chris

Günther Schmidt

Re: root window

Dear Christopher,

yes, it was that MDI thingy I meant, thanks for reading my mind! :-)

Günther

Christopher J. Demers schrieb:

> "Günther Schmidt" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> news:42092ac9$[hidden email]...
>
>>how do I create an application with one full screen *root* window and
>>other child windows within that root window?
>>
>>Similar to the view composer.
>
>
> I think what you are talking about is known as a MDI (Multiple Document
> Interface). MS Word used to use that kind of interface. This seems to do
> something like what you want:
> ===============
> ts := Shell show.
> ts view layoutManager: (GridLayout new columns: 2; rows: 2; yourself).
> 4 timesRepeat: [ts view addSubView: ShellView new].
> ===============
> It looks like it could be done. I am not sure how well Dolphin lends itself
> to MDI design. Try experimenting with it and see what you get.
>
> Chris
>
>

Chris Uppal-3

Re: root window

In reply to this post by Christopher J. Demers

Christopher J. Demers wrote:

> ts := Shell show.
> ts view layoutManager: (GridLayout new columns: 2; rows: 2; yourself).
> 4 timesRepeat: [ts view addSubView: ShellView new].

Good Lord !

I hadn't realised you could do that.

That should make something of mine /much/ simpler. Thanks! (Of course it'll
need a fair bit of infrastructure still -- custom layout manager, and
what-not -- but that's just code...)

-- chris

Günther Schmidt

Re: root window

Chris Uppal schrieb:

> Christopher J. Demers wrote:
>
>
>>ts := Shell show.
>>ts view layoutManager: (GridLayout new columns: 2; rows: 2; yourself).
>>4 timesRepeat: [ts view addSubView: ShellView new].
>
>
> Good Lord !
>
> I hadn't realised you could do that.
>
> That should make something of mine /much/ simpler. Thanks! (Of course it'll
> need a fair bit of infrastructure still -- custom layout manager, and
> what-not -- but that's just code...)
>
> -- chris
>

Chris,

you will keep us posted with a nice sample, right?

;-)

Günther